ISBN:
9781351914093
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (296 p)
Series Statement:
Anthropology and Cultural History in Asia and the Indo-Pacific
Parallel Title:
Print version McKnight, David Of Marriage, Violence and Sorcery : The Quest for Power in Northern Queensland
DDC:
305.89915
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Series Editors' Preface -- Preface -- 1 History of the Wellesley Islands -- Part I Marriage -- 2 Lardil and Yangkaal: Endogamy and Exogamy -- 3 Kaiadilt Endogamy and Exogamy -- Part II Violence -- 4 Early Time Fights -- 5 Baya! Baya! Fight! Fight! -- 6 Violence in the 1970s -- 7 Reasons for Violence -- Part III Sorcery -- 8 Sorcerers and Clever Men -- 9 Spearing in the Bush -- 10 Recent Sorcery Cases -- 11 Some General Observations About Sorcery
Abstract:
12 All the Puripuri Men are Dead -- Appendix: Sorcery Cases -- Bibliography -- Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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